We have now been in North Carolina for nearly a month... and it has
flown by. We have been incredibly busy! I've been trying to keep a balance of doing the things that need to be done (unpacking, organizing, deep cleaning, etc) and some fun summer things. So besides
still unpacking here is a rundown of some of the
fun things we have been up to.
The first week or so that we were here was intermittently rainy. So while the boys were stuck inside they found a good use for all of the boxes I was unpacking--they made themselves a house. William even got the scissors and made doorways and tunnels for them. I was quite impressed with his ingenuity!
When it isn't rainy the boys are outside. In Oklahoma I had to
beg William to head outside for 5 minutes but it seems that there are some days now that I hardly see the boys at all! In fact, it's usually the first thing they ask to do in the morning! The first few days here they played together outside making up "ninja training" obstacle courses for each other.
William and James also taught themselves to
(finally) swing!
Now they are outside with their friends playing all sorts of games together. There are a ton of little boys on our street and they spend all day running from one house to another playing nicely together. I love it! They are all nice boys and are inclusive of even the little kids like Alexander. And they
love Henry. Sometimes they even try to include Henry in their games... like the other day when they tried to have Henry hide with them during hide and seek. Henry decided he doesn't like to be included in that game although I'm sure he wishes I'd let him outside with the big kids more often!
We also have a neighborhood pool that we try to swim at a few times a week. William is getting more confident, Alex a little more brave (he doesn't cling to me like he used to) and Henry, I'm afraid is going to be a little daredevil like his big brother James. Henry learned that he can sit on the edge of the pool and "jump" in. James is a little fish. He is always doing cannonballs, putting his head in the water and is actually getting good at using his arms and legs to get around the pool.
We've also had to check out some of the stores around us. One Tuesday we drove down to Ikea so I could look around and then we all ate lunch since kids ate free! The boys also love to go to the grocery store by our house and squeeze into the awesome shopping carts...
One day we stopped by the store to pick up just a few things. It was
barely sprinkling and I didn't think anything of it. We couldn't have been in there for more than 20 minutes. By the time we left the store I was running to the car in puddles past my
ankles! It was insane!
Well, this post is getting long... and it's getting late. And I've only covered half of what we've been up to... so I will finish another time!
